CVE-2020-0674

Status: AnalyzedHigh (7.5)⚠ Active exploitation💥 Exploit

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka 'Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0673, CVE-2020-0710, CVE-2020-0711, CVE-2020-0712, CVE-2020-0713, CVE-2020-0767.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 7.5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 87%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 100
Score date: 10/6/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

CISA KEV — actively exploited

Added to catalog: 11/3/2021
Remediation due date: 5/3/2022
Known ransomware use: Unknown

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and WPAD service 'Jscript.dll' - Use-After-Free (5/13/2021)
Published on Exploit-DB · Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - Use-After-Free (11/17/2020)
Proof of concept on GitHub (unverified) · List of proofs of concept on GitHub

⚠️ GitHub proofs of concept are not verified: some are fake or contain malware. Never run them outside an isolated lab.

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1203 Exploitation for Client Executionexecution90 %
Primary impactT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution85 %

Vulnerabilidad de corrupción de memoria en motor de script de IE exploitable remotamente con interacción del usuario (UI:R), permitiendo ejecución de código arbitrario (RCE). Vector AV:N/AC:H/UI:R confirma T1203.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Restrict Web-Based Content Privileged Account Management Limit Software Installation Execution Prevention Behavior Prevention on Endpoint Disable or Remove Feature or Program

Affected technologies (1)

Microsoft — Internet Explorer

CWEs

CWE-416
CWE-416

References

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